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Single value calculation

Background = 8
Object = 2

Weber = -0.75
Michelson = -0.6

FDS results calculation


Object Background Weber Michelson
35 181 -0.80663 -0.67593
25 128 -0.80469 -0.67320
13 64 -0.79688 -0.66234
6 32 -0.81250 -0.68421
3 16 -0.81250 -0.68421
2 8 -0.75000 -0.60000

This is the theoretical calculation to save running PyroSim (I = I0 * exp(extinctionCoeff * dist)):

Black = 50
Background = 255
Ext Coeff = -0.68889789 <= FDS -0.6931471806 <= This value gives 0.5 at 1 m d
Visibility = 4.35 <= 3/ABS(Ext Coeff)
Weber
Dist Background Black Contrast Michelson
0.0 255 50 -0.8039 -0.6721
0.5 181 35 -0.8039 -0.6721
1.0 128 25 -0.8039 -0.6721
2.0 64 13 -0.8039 -0.6721
3.0 32 6 -0.8039 -0.6721
4.0 16 3 -0.8039 -0.6721
5.0 8 2 -0.8039 -0.6721
p(extinctionCoeff * dist)):

<= This value gives 0.5 at 1 m distance

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